懷孕前30週其實不算很辛苦
一開始連害喜都沒有
雖然還是有些不適症狀
但都不適很嚴重
要不一下就好了
不過31週後
好像開始進入懷孕末期不舒適階段
像是開始有輕微的水腫
(腳穿涼鞋會有痕跡)
也感覺到自己的臉色愈來愈暗沉無光
甚至開始冒出大痘痘
heartburn(胃酸逆流讓胸部有灼熱感)和頻尿也愈來愈嚴重
清晨被右小退抽筋痛醒的次數也增多了許多
最讓我困擾的是睡覺時呼吸不順
聽說是因為懷孕後期胎兒成長,子宮逐漸增大.壓迫到肺,使之無法完全伸展. 所以孕婦在睡覺時,呼吸容易變淺並感到呼吸不順暢*
本來這種情形只有在平躺時才會發生
結果昨天晚上側躺時也感覺呼吸不順
結果就是很容易在快睡著時醒來
醒來時覺得自己好像有點缺氧
很不舒服也有點可怕
Charles幫我堆了些枕頭
讓我斜坐著睡覺
一開始覺得比較舒服
不過隨著睡著後身體往下陷
又開始不舒服起來
後來只好去睡客廳
平時小憩的沙發角落是很理想
可以坐成L型睡覺
頭部和脖子也都有支撐
Charles不願意我一人睡客廳
也去搬了棉被枕頭
還把另一半的沙發併起來
睡在我旁邊
一開始睡的確有比較舒服
但這樣的睡法畢竟不是正常睡覺的姿勢
總是睡不熟
睡睡醒醒的結果就是一直得爬出去上洗手間
偏偏軟軟的沙發又很難爬
也怕吵醒Charles
後來又覺得好熱喔
明明有開冷氣
但可能因為沙發的材質和蓋得是鵝毛被的關係
就是覺得好熱
旁邊打呼的Charles也是睡睡就開始無意識地踢被
後來早上6點醒來時
發現自己出了一身汗
經過一夜折騰
那時實在受不了啦
變爬回涼爽的臥房睡覺
呼吸急促也管不了那麼多了
總之
昨晚睡得真是不大舒適
而且我沒睡好
Charles也沒睡好(他說沙發還是太軟)
所以說
昨晚的實驗算是失敗
我想可能要把自己弄累一點再睡覺
真睡著了好像也不感覺呼吸急促或不順了
*Week 31: Take a Breather, If You CanMovin' on up, your uterus can now be felt four inches above your belly button. This means that your uterus is pushing all the internal organs that used to be there somewhere else. So your stomach feels like it's in your chest and your lungs feel like… hmmm… they don't even feel like they're there anymore — do they? That could explain why you're feeling a little spare on air lately, don't you think?
Indeed, in an effort to provide spacious-enough accommodations for your soon-to-be bouncing baby boy or girl, your growing uterus has compressed your lungs, limiting their ability to fully expand when you take a breath and causing you to feel like you've just run a marathon when you've only climbed a flight of stairs. While this shortness of breath may feel very uncomfortable to you, your baby is blissfully unaware and unaffected. Your fetus gets all the oxygen it needs through the placenta. So relax and take a deep breath (if you can).
That out-of-breath feeling may get better toward the end of your pregnancy, when your baby (and its uterine home) drops down into your pelvis in preparation for delivery. Until then, be sure to stand as straight as you can (given the weight you're carrying around) and sleep propped up or on your side so that your lungs have more space to… well, breathe.
